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Thursday, May 27, 2010

0051 - There was a time...

There was a time where there were two beings. Trifler and Surface.

Trifler looks are a tad below average. Trifler has a bubbly attitude and thus adored by many as friends.

Trifler loves anything nice and cuddly but would also happily take anything that present themselves in front of it regardless whether or not they are nice and cuddly.

On the other hand, Surface is loved by many for her looks. Unfortunately, she is well-known for her bad personality, so most of her friends would just categorize as 'a friend'.

Surface adores anything pretty and gorgeous and unlike Trifler, it won't just accept anything.

Obviously Trifler isn't as loved as Surface in terms of sexual appeal.

However, Trifler and Surface are very good friends.

Time passes and the both of them got together. Many were surprised because Trifler is definitely not pretty and gorgeous, and Trifler once swore that Surface is not it's cup of tea.

Many speculated that Surface is just trying out a new 'toy' and Trifler is happy to be that 'toy'.

Trifler were thought to be desperate.

Surface were thought to be seeking attention from someone by making use of Trifler.

They were thought not to last very long.

And indeed they didn't.

Once they were separated, they weren't as close anymore. Along the way when they were together, they have neglected and lost some friends.

Slowly life back to normal but Trifler and Surface are still not as close as before.

Moral of the story:
Don't mess around with relationships.

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---------------------------------------------- Tuesday, May 25, 2010

0050 - Once upon a time...

Once upon a time, there were Livewire and a bunch of Sparks. Don't forget Stripes that came with Livewire, Stripes also gave the Sparks some sparks too.

Livewire, Stripes, and the Sparks all enjoyed each others company.

Livewire love to make the Sparks happy, be it joking about some other people or joking about Livewire itself. Similarly for Stripes.

They played together.
They go out together.
They eat together.
They joke together.
They do almost anything together.

However all good things will end.

They were having fun.

And then there came Love.

Love came and took Livewire with it.

And because Stripes came with Livewire, Stripes went away with Love too.

The Sparks are left behind, unwanted.

And so the Sparks lost their sparks and became dim and dull.

They were lifeless.

Livewire, on the other hand, retained its sparks because it has Love. Stripes too has its sparks with it, not because of Love but because of Livewire.

Livewire and Stripes never remembered the Sparks.

However, not long after Livewire's and Stripes' departure with Love, the Sparks regain their sparks.

They have found other ways to find sparks.

Moral of the story:
No one in this world is indispensable.

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0049 - Novels

Novels! I think they are great with consuming your time. There are many types of novel that I have came across. Ranging from flat and thin ones to those that are just too thick to put them into your bag. From adventurous fantasies to tragic love stories that will tingle your lacrimal glands.

Different people prefer different types of novels. Of course, there are people who doesn't like reading.

I like fantasy stories. However, I only read novels that had been made into a movie. Typical huh?

So you would have guessed that my first book is Harry Potter. I amazed myself by finishing the entire series, amazed because I don't really like reading books.

Clearly, my next novel after Deathly Hallows is the Twilight Saga. Which brings me to my point of this post.

Personally, I really feel that S.Meyer should have stopped at Twilight.

I think that Twilight is a good movie and a good novel. That's really the best S.Meyer can do. No offense here. The rest of the installments really aren't as good as the first.

New Moon is an extremely boring part of the saga. The story revolves around Jacob and Bella, telling the readers how the both of them developed feelings for each other. S.Meyer also spent a lot of time ensuring the readers that Bella really can't do without Edward.

S.Meyer also mentioned near the beginning that Victoria wants to seek revenge for the death of her mate caused by Edward. I expected this to be the focus of this installment, but it turns out not to be. Victoria was only dealt with in Eclipse and I'm very disappointed with how it happened.

Every story has a climax, for New Moon, I just can't tell where the climax is. I guess it's suppose to be the part where Edward is exposing his kind's existence to the human, where doing so would cause his death.

If it is, then I think it's an epic failure! No excitement or whatsoever at all. I never fail to fall asleep whenever I pick up New Moon.

Eclipse was a little bit better. There is a fight scene between Victoria's army and the Cullens & Shapeshifters. I was really looking forward to the fight scene, but I was disappointed once again.

I remembered that the saga revolves around Bella, and Bella is to be hiding in a tent up in the mountains away from the battle. I guess you should know what this means. At that point, I start to feel that S.Meyer really can't write.

She always give herself an excuse not to write the action:
1. In Twilight, when Edward was fighting James, Bella fainted. Disappointment.
2. In New Moon, she doesn't need to give herself any excuse, because there wasn't any action scene.
3. In Eclipse, Bella was away from the battle.

And number four, is the supposed showdown between the Volturi and the Cullens.

I thought this was what S.Meyer was stalling for, to keep the best for last. But I was wrong. She has once again assured me of her incompetency in writing a good novel.

I was really looking forward to the showdown. But the hostility was resolved at the end and the Volturi went back. At that moment, my mind was only filled with all the vulgarities I can think up. Hope there will be a battle in the movie.

I was extremely disappointed with S.Meyer.

She was compared with J.K. Rowling by Stephen King, and S.Meyer was described to be 'not very good'.

I came to know that she was writing The Host while writing Breaking Dawn at the same time. Seriously, how can a person write a good novel when he/she can't even focus on only one.

Is The Host a good novel? I don't know and I don't think so. The Host could be another saga with sequels The Soul and The Seeker.

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0048 - Flip-Flops

Note!
- Offensive remarks in this post, if any, are not intended.
- If at certain point while reading the post you are offended, please leave immediately.
- This post:
--- is not directed at any brands at all.
--- is solely opinionated.
--- is not representative of the facts and truths that might concern the brand or brands that they think or do not think were or were not mentioned here.
--- is for self-entertaining purpose only.

I love flip-flops. Well, who doesn't? I wear them to school almost everyday, though I'm not supposed to do that because of the dumb school rules! I see a lot of students wearing flip-flops everyday, so I guess our school rules are meant to be broken.

So why are flip-flops so well-loved?

They are comfortable and convenient. Plus, you let your feet absorb vitamin D by exposing them to the sun. Not to mention that they don't make your feet smell from excessive perspiring due to the constant stifling enclosure that shoes cause.

Well, wouldn't you say it's a win-win-win situation?

There are more and more different kinds of flip-flops out there now. Let's talk about those branded ones.

First thing that comes to my mind, 'What's the point?'.

A pair of branded flip-flops can easily fetch up to $49.90. Buying a pair $50 flip-flops? Why waste your precious money on such expensive merchandise when you can get it at a much lower rate?

Are those flip-flops going last a lot longer?

I got mine from Cotton On more than half a year ago, it's still alive, and it only cost me $5. Say you bought yours for fifty, are they going to last you 60 months or 5 years? I wouldn't even bet that they will last for 2 years. It will either break or you will get tired of it.

Are they going to make your feet look better?

Unfortunately my answer is no. Even if you have the world's coolest flip-flops, they won't make your feet look good, because they just don't.

Let's say you are outside and wearing a cool-looking $50 flip-flops and people on the street notice those cool flip-flops of yours. And that wouldn't be the only thing they notice, they will also see the feet that's wearing them.

Immediately they were turned off because they saw a pair of short and fat leg covered in scars. And above those atrocious legs are the menacing-looking thighs that, when used as a weapon, are capable of dealing a death blow to an adult bear. Just on top of the thighs is the belly that can be rivaled with a class 5 truck's tire that can manage the feat of deflecting a cannonball.

I digressed, I shall stop here.

This case wouldn't apply if you have long sexy legs, but this isn't the point here.

Of course, if you have way too much money to spare you are certainly welcome to get yourself one of those flip-flops like Havaianas. At the same time, think of those in the third world.

Happy flip-flopping!

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